Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Solar Applications Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Technical, hands-on experience with deployment, commissioning, or service of photovoltaic inverters, particularly in utility-scale, front-of-the-meter, transmission-connected systems.
Demonstrated application of analysis, design, and testing to solve complex engineering problems.
Strong knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise on industrial and utility-scale solar inverter control and monitoring for implementation of new features in Tesla’s commercial and utility energy offering.
Advise, scope, and support development of monitoring and control features for commercial and utility-scale solar.
Collect input from customers, sales, service, firmware, hardware, and other stakeholders, and distill it into clear requirements for software and firmware development teams.
Drive internal validation and field pilots for newly developed features.
Work closely with software development teams to resolve issues during implementation.
Develop tools to facilitate scaling of Tesla’s solar deployments.
Develop internal and external technical documentation to educate customers and adjacent teams about the product and newly deployed functionalities.
Create tools and training to empower Tesla technical support and service teams to troubleshoot issues related to the subject matter expertise.
Support assessment of new applications relating to the subject matter expertise that arise in the sales process.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with additional equipment used in utility-scale solar installations, including trackers and balance of plant.
Knowledge of at least one relevant programming language, such as Rust, Golang, or Python.

Category	Energy Engineering
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	283670
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>We’re looking for a passionate Applications Engineer to join the Tesla Energy Applications team. As Applications Engineer focused on solar applications, you will be the subject matter expert on Tesla’s new industrial and utility-scale solar products, involved with product specification, technical requirements, feature development, pilot testing, and commercial rollout. As a key technical member of the cross-functional Applications Engineering team within the Energy Engineering organization, you will be integral to Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable abundance. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise on industrial and utility-scale solar inverter control and monitoring for the implementation of new features in Tesla’s commercial and utility energy offering
Advise, scope and support development of monitoring and control features for commercial and utility-scale solar 
Collect input from a diverse group of stakeholders (customer, sales, service, firmware, hardware, etc.) and distill into clear requirement for software and firmware development teams 
Drive internal validation and field pilots for newly developed features  
Work closely with software development teams to resolve any issues that arise during implementation 
Develop tools to facilitate scaling of Tesla’s solar deployments
Develop internal and external technical documentation to educate customers and adjacent teams about the product and about newly deployed functionalities
Create tools and trainings that empower Tesla technical support and service teams to troubleshoot issues related to subject matter expertise 
Support the assessment of new applications relating to subject matter expertise that arise in the sales process

Job Requirements

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Technical and hands-on experience (deployment, commissioning or service) with PV inverters, particularly in the utility space (front-of-the-meter, transmission-connected systems). Experience with additional equipment as part of utility-scale solar installations (trackers, balance of plant) desired
Demonstrated application of analysis, design, and testing to solve complex engineering problems 
Strong knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals
Knowledge of at least one relevant programming language: Rust, Golang, Python, etc. is preferred

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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